A comparative study of the parasitic helminth fauna of Gymnarchus niloticus (Gymnarchidae) and Heterotis niloticus (Osteoglossidae) from Lekki Lagoon, Lagos, Nigeria

Pakistan Journal of Biological Sciences

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 427-432

  Akinsanya, B ^a   Hassan, A A ^b   Otubanjo, O A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAGOS   (Nigeria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Gut helminthes; Gymnarchus niloticus; Helminth parasites; Heterotis niloticus

Indexed keywords

BREVIMULTICAECUM; GYMNARCHIDAE; GYMNARCHUS NILOTICUS; HETEROTIS; HETEROTIS NILOTICUS; NEMATODA; OSTEOGLOSSIDAE; PHILOMETRIDAE; PISCES; RAPHIDASCAROIDES; TENUISENTIS NILOTICUS; TREMATODA; VERMES;

EID: 33847062907     PISSN: 10288880     EISSN: 18125735     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/pjbs.2007.427.432     Document Type: Article

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